Tony Awards 1972
The 26th Tony Awards · Held April 23, 1972 · 15 categories · everything in 1972
Best Play
- Winner Sticks and Bones · David Rabe, David Rabe
- Nominee Old Times · Harold Pinter
- Nominee The Prisoner of Second Avenue · Neil Simon
- Nominee Vivat! Vivat Regina! · Robert Bolt
Best Musical
- Winner Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Nominee Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
- Nominee Follies
- Nominee Grease
Best Actor in a Play
- Winner Cliff Gorman
- Nominee Donald Pleasence
- Nominee Jason Robards
- Nominee Tom Aldredge · Sticks and Bones
Best Actress in a Play
- Winner Sada Thompson
- Nominee Colleen Dewhurst
- Nominee Rosemary Harris · Old Times
- Nominee Eileen Atkins · Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Best Actor in a Musical
- Winner Phil Silvers · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Nominee Barry Bostwick · Grease
- Nominee Raul Julia · Two Gentlemen of Verona
- Nominee Clifton Davis · Two Gentlemen of Verona
Best Actress in a Musical
- Winner Alexis Smith · Follies
- Nominee Dorothy Collins · Follies
- Nominee Mildred Natwick
- Nominee Jonelle Allen · Two Gentlemen of Verona
Best Book of a Musical
- Winner Two Gentlemen of Verona · John Guare, Mel Shapiro
- Nominee Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death · Melvin Van Peebles
- Nominee Follies · James Goldman
- Nominee Grease · Jim Jacobs, Warren Casey
Best Choreography
- Winner Follies · Michael Bennett
- Nominee Grease · Patricia Birch
- Nominee Two Gentlemen of Verona · Jean Erdman
Best Direction of a Musical
- Winner Follies · Harold Prince, Michael Bennett
- Nominee A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum · Burt Shevelove
- Nominee Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death · Gilbert Moses
- Nominee Two Gentlemen of Verona · Mel Shapiro
Best Direction of a Play
- Winner The Prisoner of Second Avenue · Mike Nichols
- Nominee Old Times · Peter Hall
- Nominee Sticks and Bones · Jeff Bleckner
- Nominee The Trial of the Catonsville Nine · Gordon Davidson
Best Featured Actor in a Musical
- Winner Larry Blyden · A Funny Thing Happened on the Way to the Forum
- Nominee Gene Nelson · Follies
- Nominee Timothy Meyers · Grease
- Nominee Ben Vereen · Jesus Christ Superstar
Best Featured Actor in a Play
- Winner Vincent Gardenia · The Prisoner of Second Avenue
- Nominee Joe Silver
- Nominee Douglas Rain · Vivat! Vivat Regina!
- Nominee Lee Richardson · Vivat! Vivat Regina!
Best Featured Actress in a Musical
- Winner Linda Hopkins · Inner City
- Nominee Beatrice Winde · Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death
- Nominee Adrienne Barbeau · Grease
- Nominee Bernadette Peters · On the Town
Best Featured Actress in a Play
- Winner Elizabeth Wilson · Sticks and Bones
- Nominee Cara Duff-MacCormick
- Nominee Frances Sternhagen
- Nominee Mercedes McCambridge
Best Original Score
- Winner Follies · Stephen Sondheim
- Nominee Ain't Supposed to Die a Natural Death · Melvin Van Peebles
- Nominee Jesus Christ Superstar · Andrew Lloyd Webber, Tim Rice
- Nominee Two Gentlemen of Verona · Galt MacDermot, John Guare